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Money gift for baby

Sep 21, 2010
Question: I remember cashing in bonds that were given to my parents as gifts when I was born. My brother is about to have his first child. I wanted...

Who gets my 403(b) at death

Sep 20, 2010
Question: When you retire and decide to take your 403B over your lifetime, if you should die early and you have not used all the money in your...

Prepaid credit cards

Sep 17, 2010
Question: I received a Visa Prepaid card as a gift. I assume my friend meant to give me a regular gift card, but it seems they grabbed the...

Figuring out whole life insurance

Sep 16, 2010
Question: I live with my girlfriend of 4 years. We plan on getting married and rent. Combined we have$18,000 in savings and no credit card debt......

Refinancing into a home equity loan

Sep 15, 2010
Question: We are opening a line of credit from our home's equity, some of which we plan to use to pay off our mortgage. The Mortgage is a 20 year...

Graduate school and debt

Sep 14, 2010
Question: I finished my undergraduate degree in the fine arts and had approximately 12,000 in student loans. I've paid off several thousand dollars...

Avoid company 401(k) choices?

Sep 13, 2010
Question: I want to start putting money into a Roth 401k but do not want to invest in mutual funds which is all my company plan provides. What are...

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Does an IRA make sense

Sep 11, 2010
Question: Hi, I read your answer about saving for retirement for foreigners. I do get a W2 but I am not eligible for a 401 or 403b plan. I have...

Where to invest money

Sep 9, 2010
Question: I am a government employee. Unfortunately, I came in at the time when Civil service benefits were not offered, so the majority of my...

How much into 401(k)

Sep 8, 2010
Question: So, I'm 20 and just got my first grown-up job as an administrative assistant and designer. I'm being offered a 401K, and after I...